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Bridging brokers expect continuing house prices rises

55% of brokers expect property values in their area to increase this year with...

Q2 bridging lending figures up 16.9%

The number of bridging loans written rose by 16.9% in the quarter ending 31...

Bridging customers want certainty, not rapid funds

According to brokers the majority of bridging loan proposals take between two and four...

Bridgebank Capital reveals latest broker winners

Bridgebank Capital has announced the winners of its Broker of the Month and Deal...

Brightstar Financial holds bridging day with West One

Brightstar Financial is hosting its fourth lender day today. The intermediary specialist lending hub's latest...

Masthaven expands offering north of the border

Masthaven Bridging Finance has expanded its bridging proposition in Scotland. The lender has increased its...

Bridgebank expands business development team

Bridgebank Capital has appointed Karl James to the position of business development manager for...

Business Bank doomed by lack of firepower?

West One Loans has claimed the government’s Business Bank will not be able...

Dragonfly to launch commercial property fund

Dragonfly Property Finance has recruited Ludo Mackenzie as its new head of commercial property. Mackenzie...

Trio sentenced for estate agency fraud

Three people have been sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court for fraudulent property sales generating...

Bridgebank Capital hires national sales leader

Bridgebank Capital has announced the appointment of Steve Woods as national head of sales...

LendInvest completes first block trade of loans

New peer-to-peer mortgage trading platform, LendInvest, has reported the completion of its first 'block...

Bridgebank Capital reveals broker award winners

Bridgebank Capital has revealed the first successful winners of its Broker of the Month...

Mayfair Bridging expands proposition

Mayfair Bridging has extended its FCA permissions for its peer to peer UCIS scheme...

COMMENT

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Latest news

TRM hires compliance manager to strengthen AR support

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Samantha Roe as compliance manager, bolstering...

Paradigm bolsters leadership team

Paradigm Mortgage Services has made a series of senior appointments including a new head...

Fleet strengthens intermediary sales structure

Fleet Mortgages has promoted two senior business development managers into newly created regional leadership...

Equity Release Council hires Tracy Gorbutt-Powell for risk and policy role

The Equity Release Council has appointed Tracy Gorbutt-Powell as head of risk, policy and...

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